PA also flew LAX-LHR on their 747-100. There's a clip on YouTube of a LHR-LAX flight. It appears to use every inch of runway taking off.
https://youtu.be/t6_iwIso4zY?si=DjpAM8Tm3tk2686x
For the 747-300 QF flew AKL-LAX (5652 nm) for a period towards the end of the 747-300 service life. The only longer listed -300 route in this thread is the potential SEL-YYZ
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Jump to postAssume others here can tell the type just by hearing it? It's an avgeek thing right? They are overhead from me at about 2000ft on departure off 19R My observations: JQ 787's are the quietest aircraft on departure JQ 320's are the noisiest aircraft on departure A350 are distinctive but much noiser t...
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Jump to postLive in the wrong part of the world for this, but I have two half Trans Atlantic flights
757
Icelandair (KEF-OSL)
767
Icelandair (CDG-KEF)
According to FR24 Air North still use their Embraer 120s on DRW-DIL, so it can't be the only international prop service.
Jump to postThere's two that qualify for me, both on SQ. And both for the same reason.
1. SIN-NRT, Y on an A380.
2. SIN-BNE, Y on an A350.
Both were comfortable I fell asleep not too far into the flight, woke up about 90 minutes before landing well rested for the day.
You're gonna spark the return of FLAIRPORT after this one... Is this guy....... like..... still around........ anymore???????? Did his snowglobe break yet???? :box: Given that Airtran is no longer around. I wonder does his snowglobe work to track WN flight now? or was it just 717 specific so it tra...
Jump to postWow I didn't see this coming, I thought LAX-BNE was saturated with QF and seasonal UA, even then UA reduced their season after softer than expected bookings. Don't get me wrong as someone that spent most of my life in Brisbane I love seeing new carriers launch BNE. Bit surprised about he A350 too, I...
Jump to postI agree it doesn't make much sense to have the XLRs in a configuration that only really suits domestic and short haul international like Trans Tasman/DPS/NAN. Although I wouldn't put it past management to think they can get away with sending them to S.E.A and punters will choose them based on "...
Jump to postDidn't Sud Aviation and Douglas have some sort of arrangement planned early on, where Douglas would market the Caravelle to US carriers and build the Caravelle under licence in Long Beach?
Jump to postMy first flights are done
Flown
Bonza AB634 Townsville (TSV) - Sunshine Coast (MCY) B737-8 MAX VH-UIK
Bonza AB631 Sunshine Coast (MCY) - Townsville (TSV) B737-8 MAX VH-UJT
Nothing else booked at this stage
The first five rows were convertible, they were the old fashioned thick seats with the rest of the Y cabin being the standard slimline seats, there was a mechanism with a special tool move the middle armrests to be either 2 business seats, or 3 economy seats on each block, it was a quick change and ...
Jump to postCompass Mk I was another with a A300/A310 fleet. Didn't last long.
Jump to postI wonder if it is terminal if he will pardon ol Randy Andy before he goes? Probably not full pardon but do something to take some of the stink off him? I don't know. I haven't really kept up with the matter, but the last I knew as dodgy as the whole thing is there was a settlement and he hasn't bee...
Jump to postHas anyone had this experience with Bonza... My mother and I are flying with them TSV-MCY tomorrow, during the booking process I purchased 1x 15kg checked bag each, for both the outbound and return sectors. This is reflected on the email confirmation. However checking the app this morning it appears...
Jump to postI done so many over the years that I've lost track of what I've done Longest (w/time compression): Probably LFBO-NWWW in a POSKY A340-200 in what must have been FS9. I was planning to fly to Auckland, but got low on fuel so made a splash and go in Noumea. First longish flight (real time): YMML-WSSS ...
Jump to postHaven't simmed in a couple of years (really want to get back into it, but don't have suitable hardware to do so). My silliest has to be when I attempted a Captainsim 727 flight. I was so used to other Boeings where the wing tanks get filled first, then any additional fuel gets loaded into the centre...
Jump to postI imagine there had to be outbound weight restrictions in order to accomplish that mission. Absolutely not. The thing did just fine. Again, you are just going along with ideas and no facts. I didn’t think they did SXM-CDG non stop? I always thought the A340 did the trip nonstop in both directions? ...
Jump to postI used to do this a fair bit when I was in my late teens-mid 20s. I did a day trip to ROK of all places to fly on Qantaslink's inaugural Dash 8-Q400 flight, I also did a MKY daytrip to log an Embraer 190 a few weeks after Virgin Blue introduced the type. Maybe Mackay is a little more interesting tha...
Jump to postNothing wrong with the performance of the A340-300. Air France used the type for years out of SXM-CDG (short runway, and high terrain on departure)
Jump to postFirst flights for the year January/February 2024 Bonza AB634 Townsville (TSV) - Sunshine Coast (MCY) B737 MAX 8 Bonza AB631 Sunshine Coast (MCY) - Townsville (TSV) B737 MAX 8 Was planning on driving, but mother nature has other ideas. Just 48 hours ago I would've thought you were crazy if you sugges...
Jump to postThe A350s also give JL flexibility in that at a later stage they can have their MTOW increased, and reconfigured for long haul missions to help balance out their cycles. I flew one of their domestic A350-900s in 2019 CTS-HND, and in Y they are very spacious, more comfortable hard product than the SQ...
Jump to postDarwin - Singapore schedule
QF353 1-3-567 DRW 1805 2125 SIN
QF354 1-3-567 SIN 2225 0445+1 DRW
Re: the new marks from CASA After digging through the PDF of available marks it appears at this time 8 is the only numeral that has been released as a leading numeral, so something like VH-9KT isn't a valid mark. The current series starts with 8 with the next available mark being VH-82H, this is wha...
Jump to postFebruary 1994. Qantas 767 QF61 DRW-SIN
Can't remember if it was a -200 or a -300. I vaguely recall my father telling me it was a -300.
July 2005, Jetstar SYD-OOL return flight of a day trip specifically to fly on a 717 and A320. It was in the early days of Jetstar when they had WN style free seating. I went straight for the exit row seat 12A. It was VH-JQL I remember seeing the Ansett A320s from earlier on at the airport circa 1997...
Jump to postWhen WTB opened in 2014 it is officially "Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport" which was a complete pisstake as it's 150 km/2 Hours drive away from Brisbane CBD. Nobody from Brisbane would ever consider flying through there, even OOL and MCY which are NOT Brisbane airports are closer. Although ...
Jump to postYou would think they would try to get some coverage particularly after what has been a pretty poor year for Qantas PR wise. The public do like the Qantas crew so it would be smart marketing to have them front and centre in any event whilst putting VH as a talking head may be a bit of a turn-off. Th...
Jump to postI have seen quite a few of his videos, and I agree that he tends to use clickbait titles, exaggerate and sensationalise what I would perceive to be trivial issues. He can come across as abrasive and arrogant at times. He can be quite brutal especially if he perceives something to be a safety issue. ...
Jump to postNothing new for 2023 A - AEY, ADL , ALF, AMS, AKL, ASP, AYQ B - BGO, BHE, BNE C - CBR, CDG, CHC, CNS, CTS D - DRW E - F - G - GRY H - HKK, HKT, HND I - ITM J - K - KEF, KGC L - LHR, LRE, LSY M - MCY, MEL , MKY N - NRT, NTL O - OOL, OSL P - PER, PPP Q - R - RKV, ROK S - SIN, SYD T - TMW, TOS, TRD, TS...
Jump to postIt’s been a long time since I’ve flown on a Qantaslink Q300 so I can’t say if they’re crewed by one or two flight attendants. Their Q400 however were initially in a Y72 configuration (no 19A/B) I’m assuming so they could crew them with two flight attendants under 1:36. However a few years later the ...
Jump to postI’m a bigger guy (in the belly, not laterally) and I find that seat pitch makes a much bigger difference in comfort than seat width. I’d rather take a 777 in 3-4-3 with 32” pitch, than 3-3-3 with 30” pitch.
Jump to postI thought I was done for the year, but had to make an unexpected trip to Brisbane earlier in the week Flown January Virgin Australia VA366 TSV-BNE B738 VH-VUW Economy Virgin Australia VA326 BNE-MEL B738 VH-VUW Economy Virgin Australia VA233 MEL-ADL B738 VH-VUS Economy Virgin Australia* VA1395 ADL-BN...
Jump to postVery impressed by the A220 livery, love the green. Although I noticed the “Qantaslink”titles are all black, where the link is usually red. Is this a change which will be reflected in future aircraft?, or just unique to this special livery?
Jump to postThe first thing I thought with that Flair/Bonza hybrid livery was an old Holden Commodore bomb with mismatched panels sourced from various donor vehicles.
Jump to postI was just 18 months old so I can’t identify the specific airframe, but it was most likely an Ansett 727 that got turned into coke cans decades ago. The earliest specific frame was Ansett 727 VH-ANA. I flew it DRW-ADL in December 1994, it went on to be one of the final two pax 727s in Australia, upo...
Jump to postRe above post. I take it there will be a simulator for every ac TYPE in the fleet. I have a question for those more in the know than I: are PER-LON flights and return crewed 100% by LON based crews? Any idea who crew, or will crew, the other direct QF flights into europe?. cheers Not sure regarding...
Jump to postA few of my favourites from around the world Delta (Widget w/ black nose) BOAC (Final) BEA (Red Square) Lufthansa (70s/80s) Swissair (80s chocolate brown cheatline) Scandinavian (70s Light Blue Viking) Japan Air Lines (70s/80s Red/Black cheatline) Singapore Airlines Air New Zealand (80s/90s) 4011081...
Jump to postI limited myself to airlines still operating, wholly owned regionals are lumped with parent airline: Air New Zealand: ATR 72-500, Beechcraft B1900D, Boeing 737-300, 777-200ER Qantas: Boeing 737-300/400, 747-300/400/400ER, 767-300ER (Soon 717-200) Jetstar: Boeing 717-200 LATAM: Airbus A340-300 (As LA...
Jump to postLast Quads: November 2019 Qantas 747-438ER VH-OEI QF524 SYD-BNE Singapore Airlines A380-841 9V-SKQ SQ638 SIN-NRT SQ was the final of the two quads that month. Last Tri: December 1994 Ansett 727-277 Adv. (LR) VH-ANA AN58 DRW-ADL. And for shits and giggles Most recent Twin: July 2023 Virgin Australia ...
Jump to postI’ve flown on ATR72-500/600, BAe Jetstream J32/J41, Beechcraft 1900D, Dash 8-100/200/300/400, DHC 6-300, Saab 340B. I have a big soft spot for the Dash 8 series (-100/200/300 in particular) I usually try and incorporate one in whenever I can. A little bit squishy, but I love the way the engines hum....
Jump to postHonestly If I were waken up by a 727 in the middle of the night, I wouldn’t even be mad. The only thing that compares today is a F/A-18 Super Hornet, even the F-35s are a fair bit quieter. On the other hand an F-35B with the lift fan running is... intense. I don't know how the actual decibel measur...
Jump to postHonestly If I were waken up by a 727 in the middle of the night, I wouldn’t even be mad. The only thing that compares today is a F/A-18 Super Hornet, even the F-35s are a fair bit quieter. I remember going to school in the early 90s near the threshold of the runway at DRW, and every morning class, o...
Jump to postAnsett in the early to mid 90s At peak diversity in 1995/1996 - Fokker 50 - Fokker F28 Mk.1000/3000/4000 - British Aerospace BAe 146-200/300 - Boeing 737-300 - Boeing 727-200 Adv./-200 Adv. (LR) - Airbus A320-200 - Boeing 767-200/-200ER/-300ER - Boeing 747-300 And that’s just mainline with various p...
Jump to postAt TSV Qantas/Qantaslink - Dash 8-400, Embraer 190 (some in QF livery, others QQ), 737-800 (no more 717s) Virgin Australia- 737-700 , 737-800 (some Wet leased Fokker 100s, but they are in QQ Livery) Jetstar -A320 ceo(used to get A321 ceo, and A321LR neo regularly, but all A320 ceo lately) Bonza - 73...
Jump to postSQ still did on my last flight with them in Late 2019. I’m pretty JL did it on the domestic CTS-HND run I did around the same time too. It was a late evening flight on a practically empty A350 so maybe not something they always do. I don’t recall hot towels on the NH domestic flights I took. Y in bo...
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